Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.

God wants to change us so much that it intrigues others.

It's pride, plain and simple, that keeps me from giving God all the glory and keeping some of it for myself. It is a battle we all fight in some form or another, some of us daily or even hourly.

Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.

God never excuses sin. And He is always consistent with that ethic. Whenever we start to question whether God really hates sin, we have only to think of the cross, where His Son was tortured, mocked, and beaten because of sin. Our sin

Show true religion, cause words don't relieve

Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.